Muslim Motive Guessed on NYC Bomb Plot

New York City law enforcement officials said Sunday they were looking for a man caught on surveillance footage near the scene of a bombing attempt in Times Square, the New York Times reports.

The Nissan Pathfinder discovered Saturday night on West 45th Street in Manhattan contained firecrackers, gasoline, propane and alarm clocks, as well as eight large bags of fertilizer. The bomber apparently intended to detonate the fertilizer, which would in turn explode the cans of gasoline and propane tank situated nearby.

Rep. Peter King, a New York Republican, speculated that the incident could have been a response to a controversial episode of "South Park" that mocked the Muslim prophet Muhammad. Comedy Central censored the episode out of concern for its employees' safety.

"It's one possibility out of 100, but this vehicle was close to a Viacom building, which owns MTV and Comedy Central," King said Sunday during an appearance on CNN, according to The Hill. "And you have the whole issue with 'South Park,' which Islamic terrorists were threatening to have retribution for. So all of these things have to be looked at."

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